Acana Regionals

Review:

Acana Grasslands (Cat & Kitten)

There are three varieties in the Acana Regionals range:

Wild Prairie

Pacifica

Grasslands

For this review I’ve focussed on Grasslands, but the other two are like for like.

From the off we find the food contains a wonderful range of meat and fish ingredients – lamb, duck, pollock, perch, herring, and salmon. This is fantastic as cats are carnivores. Not many cat foods can boast a range such as that!

Acana comes from Champion Petfoods, the same company that gives us Orijen. If you know your cat foods then you know that’s a very good thing. They get their ingredients delivered fresh every day, and use local fisherman and farmers. Their ingredients are “human grade”, which says so much about the quality and ethics of the company.

But how does Acana compare to Orijen? Let’s see…

The ingredients start off with boneless lamb. That’s good, but even better as it’s backed up with lamb meal and a range of fish ingredients for a very nice protein punch. Having named fish products is great to see, and means your cat is getting a great source of omega oils and other essential nutrients.

Acana have recently replaced russet potato in their foods which is good as cats don’t really need such ingredients. Whole eggs and peas provide an additional source of protein. The food is packed to the brim with fresh and exquisite fruits, vegetables, and herbs, including alfalfa, spinach, chickpeas, cranberries, and more. With this food you can be assured your cat is getting a great assortment of nutrients.

Like Orijen, it’s one of the more expensive foods, but you can’t really go wrong with it. Cats who eat this will eat less, and they will be healthy. It’s definitely on par with Orijen in my book.

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What’s good about this food….

Wide variety of high quality meats, great proteins, great ingredients, fish oils, fruits and veggies.

Arcana is a fantastic choice of food for your cats. The only thing that I would really suggest is that unless your cats take issue with keeping on weight, eg. Sphynx, bengals, and other thinner breeds, really make sure you are controlling the amount your animals are eating. I was feeding my cats with this food for about a year and they were both gaining weight. Beyond that, it is one of my favorite brands.

So it says Cat & Kitten for this brand. We are just starting to try it for our3 month old female kitten and our3 year old male. They are both Ragdolls. Would they both get the same nutrition they need if we feed them the same thing? I know that kittens need their fat to gain, while our bigger cat we want to have proper nutrition without gaining weight. This is also what our breeder suggested, but I am just concerned about the content in the food since our two cats vary in age.

Hi Rio, the food meets all requirements for a kitten diet as well as an adult diet, so it’s ok to feed to both your cats. It’s a very good food so worth trying. As with any diet it’s worth monitoring your cat’s weight over time and adjusting how much you feed accordingly.